The Most Important Games for a conference are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the final playoff picture. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Use this table to identify the most interesting Eastern conference games in the upcoming week of play. Click a team name to proceed to the team playoff picture page.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
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|---|---|---|
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| Hornets (43‑37) |
Pistons (58‑22) |
176 |
| Bulls (31‑49) |
Magic (44‑36) |
156 |
| Pacers (19‑61) |
Sixers (43‑37) |
111 |
| Hawks (45‑35) |
Cavaliers (51‑29) |
44 |
| Knicks (52‑28) |
Raptors (45‑35) |
32 |
| Wizards (17‑63) |
Heat (41‑39) |
22 |
| Celtics (54‑26) |
Pelicans (26‑54) |
13 |
| Bucks (31‑49) |
Nets (20‑60) |
0 |